Advertisement

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, April 3

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: CRICKET World Twenty20 final, India (1330) England and West Indies eyeing second title KOLKATA - Former champions England and West Indies square off at the Eden Gardens with one of them set to become the first country to win a second World Twenty20 title. (CRICKET-WORLD/FINAL (PIX), expect from 1330 GMT/9:30 AM ET, by Amlan Chakraborty and Sudipto Ganguly, 400 words) We will also move a story on the women's final between Australia and West Indies. MOTOR RACING Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton chasing Bahrain hat-trick from pole MANAMA - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton can clinch a Bahrain Grand Prix hat-trick from pole position and end Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg's winning streak. (MOTOR-F1-BAHRAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) SOCCER Premier League Leicester City v Southampton (1230) Manchester United v Everton (1500) Leicester aim to pad cushion to seven points with Saints win LONDON - Leaders Leicester can go seven points clear at the top of the table with a win over Southampton while sixth-placed Manchester United attempt to boost their chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League by beating Everton. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1430 GMT/10:30 AM ET, by Mike Collett, 650 words) We will also have mini match reports on both games (SOCCER-ENGLAND-HOME TEAM-AWAY TEAM/) Bundesliga Borussia Moenchengladbach v Hertha Berlin (1330) Hoffenheim v Cologne (1530) Hertha out to tighten grip on third spot BERLIN - Hertha Berlin, who are third, can open a six-point gap over fourth-placed Bayer Leverkusen with victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 350 words) Serie A Udinese v Napoli (1030) Atalanta Bergamo v AC Milan (1300) Chievo Verona v Palermo (1300) Fiorentina v Sampdoria (1300) Genoa v Frosinone (1300) Lazio v AS Roma (1300) Inter Milan v Torino (1845) Pressure back on Napoli in title race ROME - Second-placed Napoli visit struggling Udinese as they seek to move within three points of Juventus after the leaders beat Empoli on Saturday. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 1330 GMT/9:30 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 500 words) Dutch league NEC Nijmegen v Vitesse Arnhem (1030) ADO Den Haag v Groningen (1230) Roda JC Kerkrade v Heerenveen (1230) Ajax Amsterdam v PEC Zwolle (1445) Home win can take Ajax top again AMSTERDAM - Ajax Amsterdam must win at home to PEC Zwolle to restore their two-point advantage at the top after nearest challengers PSV Eindhoven won on Saturday. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 250 words) La Liga BARCELONA - Resurgent Real Madrid will be aiming high in La Liga and the Champions League after a morale boosting win at rivals Barcelona which ended the Catalans' 39-game unbeaten run. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 0900 GMT/4 AM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) GOLF Masters preview package Day heads stellar cast to set up a Masters special AUGUSTA, Georgia - we look ahead to the April 7-10 Masters with an eight-part package consisting of an overall preview of the year's first major championship, a feature on defending champion Jordan Spieth, an item on the 30th anniversary of Jack Nicklaus' historic triumph at the age of 46, a look at the notable absence of four-times champion Tiger Woods, five players to watch at Augusta National, statistical highlights in the tournament's history, a Masters factbox and a list of former champions. (GOLF-MASTERS/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 765 words) Also moving at 1400 GMT/10 AM ET: (GOLF-MASTERS/SPIETH (FEATURE), by Steve Keating, 887 words) (GOLF-MASTERS/NICKLAUS, By Tim Wharnsby, 514 words) (GOLF-MASTERS/TIGER, by Andrew Both, 467 words) (GOLF-MASTERS/PLAYERS, 619 words) (GOLF-MASTERS/STATISTICS, 381 words) (GOLF-MASTERS/FACTS (FACTBOX), 361 words) (GOLF-MASTERS/CHAMPIONS, 260 words) PGA Tour: Shell Houston Open (to 3) Five players within one shot after third round American journeymen Jamie Lovemark and Jim Herman take a one-stroke lead over compatriots Dustin Johnson and Russell Henley and Swede Henrik Stenson starting the final round at the Golf Club of Houston as players in the field for next week's Masters get a last competitive round under their belt before heading to Augusta. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2330 GMT/7:30 PM ET, 400 words) LPGA: ANA Inspiration, Rancho Mirage (to 3) Thompson leads by one as Ko lurks at first LPGA major American Lexi Thompson, the 2014 champion, takes a one-stroke lead over a trio including world number one Lydia Ko into the final round at Mission Hills Country Club in California, where the winner of the first women's major championship of the year will be crowned. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 400 words) TENNIS ATP/WTA: Miami Open Djokovic meets Nishikori in Miami final Top seed Novak Djokovic shoots for his 63rd tournament title and his fourth of the year when he meet sixth seed Kei Nishikori of Japan in the men's final at Key Biscayne. (TENNIS-MIAMI/MEN(PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 400 words) RUGBY Super Rugby (week six) New South Wales Waratahs v Melbourne Rebels (0605) We will move a brief match report in our Super Rugby highlights round-up (RUGBY-SUPER/HIGHLIGHTS) (Asia desk editor: John O'Brien +65 6870 3817)